Hi Scholars,

With the new semester around the corner, Greek life recruitment is starting as well! Rushing is the process of learning about fraternities and sororities and meeting current members, and many fraternities and sororities begin this during the month of January. You are not obligated to join the fraternity/sorority during or after rushing, and this is a great way to meet people and learn what Greek life is about. I highly recommend you rush, either formally or informally. To read more about Greek life, go to this Ohio Union page.

The four main Greek life governing councils are:
IFC – Interfraternity Council 
PHA – Panhellenic Council 
MCGC – Multicultural Greek Council
NPHC – National Pan-Hellenic Council

And not all fraternities and sororities are within these organizations; many professional fraternities are unaffiliated.

Most Panhellenic Council (PHA) sororities participate in a formal rushing process where you meet all the PHA sororities but you must register by Jan 8th. Read more at the Panhellenic Council website.
Phi Sigma Rho, a sorority for women in engineering and other sciences, and Alpha Sigma Upsilon (poster), a sorority for women interested in agriculture, participate in a separate informal recruitment from the other PHA sororities.

Most IFC and MCGC fraternities and sororities participate in an informal rush process. To learn more, check out the individual fraternity or sorority pages you are interested in! NPHC also does a formal rush process.

If you have any questions or want to get in touch with someone in a particular organization, feel free to message me at wu.2719@osu.edu. I am personally a member of Triangle Fraternity, a social fraternity for engineering, science, and related majors.

Happy holidays!

Stephen Wu
– Your Lame Duck STEM EE Scholars Secretary